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When he sang one of his more popular songs entitled “One Night,” Janae jumped to her feet with the rest of the audience singing the chorus.
“All I need is one night, one night
to show you my love.
I’ll take my time, do it right,
make you feel things you never dreamed of.”
When the song ended, Monte inclined his head and spoke into the microphone. “I hope you’re enjoying the concert tonight. It’s always good to be home.” Screams and shouts followed. “I’m gonna ask Lorena to help me with the next song, called ‘It’s Only You.’”
As he sang the song, Janae closed her eyes and listened to the words. He sang with such passion, it filled her heart. She opened her eyes, and their gazes locked. Karen bumped her, shattering the spell.
“Girl, I have never heard him sing this song like that.” She held out her arms. “It’s giving me goose bumps.”
She could only nod, focus her eyes on the stage and think about how much she loved him.
“Thank you. Everybody give it up for Lorena Daniels.” Monte waited for the applause to die down. “If you’ve been to a recent concert, you know this song has been the most requested to end the show. However, tonight, I want to give you a sneak preview of my upcoming project that’ll be released at the start of fall. A month ago, I did an interview with Gayle Sanders in Washington, D.C., and she asked if someone special inspired my love songs. My answer was no.”
He chuckled. “But I think I’ve found my inspiration. This new song is inspired by someone very special to me.” He fixed his gaze on Janae. “It’s called, ‘Just to Be with You.’ I hope you enjoy it.”
Her eyebrow arched. She immediately recognized the deep bass as the song he’d played for her. The one that had aroused them so much they had made love right there in his studio. He told her he hadn’t written the lyrics yet, and that was last weekend.
Without shifting his focus, he sang the words to her, seducing her with each line—the vocal highs and lows pulling her in. His high falsetto sent sparks of awareness down her spine, and his low baritone reached deep down and caressed her soul. The music stroked her as surely as if his hand actually touched her. Her breathing increased and her body heated, but she couldn’t look away. She also recognized some of the lyrics as the words they’d spoken during that passionate encounter.
I want to touch you and tease you, kiss you and please you. There’s nothing I’d rather do than spend my life with you. I’ll give you all you need, all you could ever want, if you’ll only let me love you. You captured my heart from the first and I knew, I’d give my all just to be with you.
Her body was so on fire, she trembled. He came off the stage, stopped in front of her and repeated the chorus, ending the song. She barely registered the ovation and, when he placed a gentle kiss on her lips, she heard only him.
“I love you, Janae.” He lowered himself to one knee.
“Oh, my.” She brought her hand to her mouth, and her eyes filled with tears.
He spoke into the microphone. “Janae, you have taught me what it is to give and receive love unconditionally. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, loving you. I’ll give you all you need, everything you could ever want, if you’ll only let me love you. You are my passion and my love. I promise to be faithful and love only you for the rest of my life. You’re all I will ever need. Will you marry me?”
She nodded happily. “Yes,” she whispered. He retrieved a ring from his pocket and slid it on her finger. She stared down at her hand and cried harder. She glanced over at Devin, and he nodded. She returned her gaze to her future husband. “I love you, Terrence.”
He stood and swept her in his arms while the audience went wild. “You are my heart. I know you don’t like being in the spotlight, and I promise to do everything in my power to protect you.”
Janae wrapped her arms around his neck and nodded.
“Where do you want to live? I’ll move to San Jose so you can keep your teaching position.”
She shook her head. “Your grandparents are here, and so is your business. No, I want to live here. I can teach anywhere.” She gave him a shy smile. “And I’ve been thinking about what you and Devin said about my art.”
“Really?” he asked excitedly. “Whatever you want to do, baby.” He gave her one last kiss and lowered her to the floor. “I guess I should close out this concert. We have some celebrating to do.”
“Yes, we do,” she responded saucily. “So hurry up. I told you what that song does to me.”
